Species Euastacus brachythorax Riek, 1969

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Species Euastacus brachythorax Riek, 1969

Euastacus brachythorax Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [912 fig. 16F].
Type data:
Holotype AM P15716 ♂, Brown Mtn, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P15717 ♀ (as allotype).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Far SE corner NSW.

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

General References

Merrick, J.R. 1993. Freshwater Crayfishes of New South Wales. Milson's Point : Linnean Society of N.S.W. 127 pp. (habitat photograph)

Morgan, G.J. 1997. Freshwater crayfish of the genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from New South Wales, with a key to all species of the genus. Records of the Australian Museum 23: 1-110 [26]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
29-May-2012	29-May-2012	MOVED
20-Oct-2011	20-Oct-2011	MODIFIED
	03-Jun-2010	MODIFIED

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